Pinkey Point Gold Discovery

Pinkey Point Gold Discovery is a monument in Rural City of Ararat, Victoria. Pinkey Point Gold Discovery is situated nearby to Pinkey Point Gold History, as well as near the peak Red Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ararat and Moyston.

Ararat

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Ararat is known as the Gateway to the Grampians. It's in western Victoria, 200 km northwest of Melbourne, in Australia.

Moyston is a town in the Western District region of Victoria, Australia, near the Grampians mountain range. The town is located in the Rural City of Ararat local government area, 224 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. Moyston is situated 9 km west of Pinkey Point Gold Discovery.

Pinkey Point Gold Discovery

Type: Monument
Inscription: “Here, in May 1854, Joseph Pollard and his mates found the first gold in the Ararat District”
Category: historic site
Location: Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.2933° or 37° 17′ 36″ south

Longitude

142.86973° or 142° 52′ 11″ east

Open location code

4RJ4PV49+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1210399237

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Highlights include Pinkey Point Gold History and Red Hill.

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